G004--FY27: Low Demand Safe Haven Services| Bay Pines

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 seeks residential treatment services focused on Low Demand Safe Haven for homeless veterans, with proposals due August 28, 2026. The procurement carries an unrestricted, unset-aside structure and is structured as an IDIQ contract for one base year plus four one-year options, running November 1, 2026, through October 31, 2031.

Place of performance is the CW Bill Young VA Medical Center in Bay Pines, Florida. The contractor must provide 20 dedicated beds for emergency residential services supporting homeless veterans with mental health and substance use disorders. Services include 24-hour supervised housing, three meals daily, case management, benefits assistance, vocational services, independent living skills enhancement, and permanent housing search support, all operating under the Housing First approach with minimal barriers to entry, flexible admission policies, and no length-of-sobriety requirements.

The guaranteed minimum is $2,500 total; the contract maximum is $6,500,000 total across all periods. Monthly invoicing is based on daily occupancy rates. Key performance targets include 55% or higher exits to independent housing and negative exits not exceeding 20%.

The contractor must comply with VA directives, HIPAA, state licensing standards, NFPA fire codes, ADA accessibility, and credentialing procedures. All contractor employees requiring VA information access must complete Privacy/HIPAA and Information Security training within one week of hire and annually thereafter. Contractors must certify compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act and implement E-Verify procedures. Surveillance includes quarterly inspections and quality assurance reviews across multiple performance measures, with ratings of "Met" or "Not Met" based on 95–100% acceptable quality levels. The NAICS code is 624221, Temporary Shelters; the PSC code is G004, Social-Social Rehabilitation.